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Virtualization Security Round Table Podcast Episode 10 show notes

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Mike Wronski and Aaron Bawcom of Reflex Systems joined us to tackle the issues of:

1. Review of security lockdown standards/benchmarks and tools
2. Virtualization Security in shared and dedicated hosting environments
3. Top 3 security issues

This was an open discussion on the questions presented at the beginning of this podcast series that we have not tackled yet.

We discussed the current batch of security standards and decided something was better than nothing, but there is more than a standard involved.

We discussed how virtualization security works within shared and dedicated hosting environments.... Security is your concern. Get some audit control from the hosting facility.

And the top 3 issues.... Network security was the top issue. But there is a need to understand WHAT you are securing as well.

Listen for more of the discussion!

Panelist BIOs

• Michael Berman is the CTO of Catbird, with over 20 years experience in system engineering, architecture, design and implementation of secure computing. Michael's experience includes implementation of C2 UNIX; Fortune 100 enterprise security; and expert support in the prosecution of computer crimes. He is a member of the Electronic Crimes Task Force and High-Tech Crime Investigation Association and a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP). Michael is a frequent speaker on the topic of virtualization and security.
• Iben Rodriguez is an Infrastructure Consulting Professional with over 20 years experience working in complex IT environments. Iben has an extensive knowledge of VMware-specific environments having spent 2 years working for VMware in various roles. Iben has led and delivered very complex projects for Fortune 500 companies, including Switzerland based pharmaceutical companies, one of the world's largest online auction companies and a large city government in southern California. Iben is considered one of the foremost industry experts in VMware-based security and infrastructure design.
• Edward L. Haletky is the author of VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment, VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers. Haletky owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, network consulting and development. Haletky is also a guru and moderator for the VMware Communities Forums, providing answers to security and configuration questions, prolific blogger, and is working on new books on Virtualization.
• Mike Wronski brings more than 10 years of industry experience to his role as VP of Product Management for Reflex Systems. Prior to joining Reflex he held a senior information security system architect role at GE Healthcare Information Technologies, where he led a global security team in winning and deploying a $500M contract with the UK National Healthcare System. Wronski previously also held senior roles at Starent Networks, Cambia Networks, 3Com and USRobotics. Wronski holds CISSP and certified ethical hacker certifications, as well as an MBA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Florida International University.
• Aaron Bawcom joined Reflex as Vice President of Engineering in September of 2007. Bawcom is responsible for the development of products bringing more than 12 years of engineering management experience to the company. Prior to joining Reflex Systems, he was the Chief Technology Officer of Intrusion Inc. and the Chief Architect for the Network Associates network security products division. Throughout his career Bawcom has designed Virtualization Management and Security Systems, Host & Network Virus Detection, Stateful Firewalls, E-Mail Encryption, Application Firewalls, Security Information Management Systems, Vulnerability Assessment, Network & Host Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Enterprise Spyware Prevention, Behavioral Anomaly, Distributed Denial of Service Prevention, Network Processors, and Data Leak Prevention Systems. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.

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